Foraging responses of Antarctic fur seals to changes in the marine environment

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: McCafferty, D.J., Boyd, I.L., Walker, T.R., Taylor, R.I.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: Antarctic; Austral; Bird Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/49045/; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps166285

This study examined the relative contribution of environmental variation and the seasonal demands of pup rearing on the foraging behaviour of female Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella at Bird Island, South Georgia (54°S, 38°W), during 3 austral summers (1994 to 1996). Time-depth recorders mea...